> I wanted to know if there is a way to convert a series "B" connector
> into a series "A" connector. I have a device with a series "B"
> Receptacle but want it to act as the Host system, in order to connect a
> Series "A" plus. Is there a way i can do this using software or
> hardware?
To clarify:
A connectors are the rectangular ones connecting to hosts
B connectors are the square-ish ones connecting to devices
I seem to recall a mini-B standard on the way, which should help
reduce the number of custom cables needed (for cameras, MP3
players, and the like).
I think you'll have a very hard time making a device act as a host;
the device firmware knows it's a "slave", so it'll never initiate any
requests. It's possible that in a year or more you'll be seeing
some devices that use USB in more of a peer-to-peer mode, but
that's still under development.
You'd have better luck going the other way around: making a
host act like a device. In fact, there are a variety of "cable devices"
you can use, supported by the "usbnet" driver (in current 2.4 kernels).
The kernel config option is labeled "USB Host-to-Host Networking".
So the short answer is, no you can't turn devices (slaves) into hosts
(masters).
- Dave
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